Nikhil Danwani

Mobile: +91 8287565729 | Email: nikhildanwani11@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Year Degree/Board Institute CGPA / Marks(%)
2019-2023 B.Tech in Production & Industrial Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 8.46
2019 CBSE BGS International Public School 90%
2017 CBSE BGS International Public School 10.0

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
● Minor Degree, Management: Ideated and developed B’ plans for new ventures; Evaluated B'models; GPA 9.37/10.00 (2023)
● Letter of Recommendation: Conferred from INSEAD for exemplary research work on ‘Impact Analysis of Crowdsourcing’ (2022)
● Research Paper, IIT Kanpur: Researched Manufacturing Systems and Company Strategies of Production & Pricing (2021)
● Harvard Asia Conference: Selected amongst 300 delegates from 90+ countries for the largest student conference in Asia (2021)

INTERNSHIPS
Renew Power, Gurugram: Business Analyst, Solar Module Manufacturing (May'22 - July'22)
● Increased revenue by 6.7% and decreased OpEx by 11% by optimizing cell technology of 0.5 Bn USD manufacturing plant
● Reduced costs by 1.5M USD/annum, increased module efficiency by 0.46% through technology improvements in production lines
● Technology and Business assessment of 2100 Cr INR project for 2GW cell and 4GW module plant commencing in FY24

TATA 1mg, Gurugram: Business Strategy Consultant at $1.25 billion e-pharmacy company (Jan'21 - March'21)
● Collated & analyzed historical data to accurately predict CapEx for new fulfillment centers, labs and retail store launch
● Launched Zoho Projects tool to conduct risk deviation analysis b/w predicted and actual timelines for facility launch
● Conducted cost-benefit analysis for solar panel installation across business units by analyzing CapEx and OpEx models

Wisdom Manufacturing in the context of Holonic, Bionic & Fractal Manufacturing (IIT Kanpur) (Nov'20 - Dec'20)
● Explored company strategies of Cost Leadership & Differentiation, Manufacturing Systems, Industry 4.0, Lean Production System
● The research paper is accepted by the Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
● Researched various manufacturing and industrial methods used to improve production efficiency, capability and reduce cost
Received Letter of Recommendation from the professor for excellent overall performance and significant contribution

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY (POR)

Core Team Member, Marketing, Rendezvous: Led a 4-tier team of 50+ executives to raise finances (July'21 - May’22)
● Sponsorships: Secured highest-ever cash flow by ideating bucketed sponsorship slabs & realizing 90% advance payments
● Facilitated 13% YoY growth in revenue by introduction of new pronite venue resulting in a 25% YoY increase in crowd capacity
● Strategy & Outreach: Projected 30% increase in crowd flow by devising PAN India media plan with 15% growth in valuation
Events Coordinator, Sportech: Annual Sports fest of IIT Delhi spanned over 5 days (July'21 - May'22)
● Successfully organized the 5-day long football event with pan India teams played at IIT Delhi after a 2-year covid break
● Ensured proper hospitality to all visiting teams during the event; invited Alumni teams to foster a better network for students
Representative, Board for Student Welfare: Fostering student welfare activities in the institute (Sep'20 - July'21)
● Conducted 10+ welfare activities including workshops benefiting the 2000+ UG student community at IIT Delhi
● Guided and mentored about 40 freshmen in my hostel to facilitate their smooth transition to the college environment

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Entrepreneurial Endeavours:
● Covid Air Purifier: Prototyping Stage [Co-Founder of an Innovative Healthtech Product having Mass potential] (Apr'21 - Nov'21)
- Developed air purifier to kill Covid virus using high-intensity UV lamps, HEPA filter and Titanium Oxide coating
● AccioJobs: Business Manager, Education Consulting Startup (June'20 - Nov'20)
- Optimized brand outreach by collaborating with 100+ colleges, achieved 30% growth in revenue by launching a new program

Football: Regular starter in the IIT Delhi institute football team, played a crucial role in team's success via leadership skills
● Winners at Sportech; an inter-college sports tournament held at IIT Delhi with teams coming from all over India (2022)
● Runners Up at Football Premier League IITD with 6 participating teams; conducted after 2-year covid break (2022)
● Runners Up at Aahvaan; an inter-college sports tournament held at Delhi Technological University (2020)